George Clooney Makes A Killing; Daycare Drug Dealing; Pet Store Fire: Patch PM

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch stories people are thinking about today:

• George Clooney, Rande Gerber Sell Tequila Business For $1 Billion The two long-time friends, both have homes in Malibu, started the business in 2013.
• Man Allegedly Sold Drugs From Home Daycare In Los Angeles Officers from the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency raided a Los Angeles home daycare where a man allegedly dealt drugs.
• Firefighters Rescue Animals From Burning Pet Shop In Los Angeles Los Angeles Firefighters rescued dozens of mice, snakes, birds, turtles and other caged critters from a pet store fire Wednesday
• Underage Sex Trafficking Is 'Underbelly' Of LA Sporting Events Underage sex trafficking is the dark side of LA's draw as a sports mecca, said county leaders looking to crackdown on the sex trade.
• Natural Gas Line Rupture Closes Century Boulevard In Inglewood The closure could last up to five hours, authorities said.
• Woman Sexually Assaulted In Manhattan Beach Walking To Car The suspect was described as an approximately 30-year-old Hispanic man, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 180 to 200 pounds.
• Westwood Seniors Declare Victory In Eviction Battle The city may have thwarted a Westwood retirement home owner that had tried to evict residents to convert the building into care facility.
• Couple Narrowly Escapes Explosion At Woodland Hills Mansion Construction crews ruptured a gas line, causing a fiery explosion that destroyed a Woodland Hills home Tuesday night.
• Sprint To Hire Hundreds To Help Open 78 New SoCal Stores Sprint will need more than 550 new employees to open new stores across Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire and San Diego
• Metro Urinator Turns Out To Be Heavily Armed, Police Say A man caught urinating at a Metro Gold Line station was allegedly carrying loaded high-powered weapons and ammo
• Biometric ID Scan Now Available LAX By using the system, customers can through the line for ID check and straight to the screening line.
• Red Flag Warning Issued For San Gabriel Mountains Onshore winds will combine with high heat, low humidity and dry vegetation to create a "risk of extreme fire behavior," forecasters said.
• Suspected Carjacker Killed In South Gate Police Shooting ID'd David Pacas, 36, died at the scene of the Tuesday morning shooting near Santa Ana Street and California Avenue.
• Man, Boy Wounded In Shooting Near Monrovia The shooting was reported at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Garvey and Durfee avenues, police said.
• Altadena Sheriff's Department Phones on The Fritz Altadena Sheriff's officials are warning residents that certain non-emergency phone numbers for the department are malfunctioning.